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Past issues include articles about innovative research, success stories, methods and tools for invasive plant management. Delivery available by download.

Dolores River Restoration Project, Forbs Tolerant to Milestone® Specialty Herbicide, Managing Sulfur Cinquefoil in Natural Areas, Are Drones in Your Future?, Essential Resources for Invasive Plant Managers, TechLine Welcomes New Team Member, Photo Contest Winners.

Twenty Years of Success: Managing Tansy Ragwort in Northwestern Montana ... 3
Controlling Tansy Ragwort in Natural Areas ... 4
Synthetic Auxin Herbicides Control Germinating Scotch Broom ... 7
Logging Debris and Herbicide Treatments for Controlling Scotch Broom... 8
Celebrating the Centennial: Volunteers Unite in Glacier National Park Weed BioBlitz ... 10
Managing Scotch thistle on Rangeland and Natural Areas ... 12
Saint Johnswort Biology, Impact and Management ...14
Enter Invasive Plant Photo Contest Until October 14 ... 2

Landowner-Hunter Partnership Supports Habitat Conservation ... 3
Integrative Management of Sericea Lespedeza in Prairie Restorations ... 6
Managing Sericea Lespedeza with Selective Herbicides ... 9
Managing Sweetclover in Natural Areas ... 10
Saint Johnswort Biology, Impact and Management ...12
Celebrating the Centennial: Volunteers Unite in Glacier National Park Weed BioBlitz ... 14
Enter Invasive Plant Photo Contest Until October 14 ... 2

Impact of Canada Thistle Cover on Plant Community Structure in Early Stage Prairie Restoration
Practical Tips for Managing Canada Thistle
Proper Application Timing to Maximize Control of Key Invasive Plants
Essential Online Resources To Kick Off Your Field Season

Protecting the Highcountry in Southwestern Colorado
Oxeye Daisy Identification and Management
Proper Application Timing to Maximize Control of Key Invasive Plants
Essential Online Resources To Kick Off Your Field Season

Fall Application Timing Controls Russian Knapweed in Wyoming Watershed
Partnerships Expand Invasive Plant Management in Dakota Prairie Grasslands
Early Detection and Control Stops Purple Starthistle Spread in Idaho
Are Fall Applications Effective on Perennial Invasive Plants? Experts Weigh In
Mapping Invasive Plants Using Helmet Based Video System

Belwin Conservancy Tackles Grecian Foxglove
Long-term Control of Crown Vetch at a Wisconsin Wildlife Refuge
Partnerships Expand Invasive Plant Management in Dakota Prairie Grasslands
Are Fall Applications Effective on Perennial Invasive Plants? Experts Weigh In.
Mapping Invasive Plants Using Helmet Based Video System

Tolerance of desirable grasses to Milestone® and Perspective herbicides
Common tansy identification and management
Proper application timing to maximize control of key invasive plants
Essential online resources to kick off your field season

Read about a project to improve habitat for a key indicator species in western Missouri, removing invasive woody species on a Nature Preserve in Minnesota, managing crown vetch, tree-of-heaven and other key species in the fall, new "Smart" spray wand technology and more!

Read about a cooperative project in the Ruby River watershed in Montana, new research for medusahead rye control, managing rush skeletonweed, tree-of-heaven, and other key species in the fall, new "Smart" spray wand technology and more!

This issue provides quick reference to online resources to help managers meet the demands of a busy field season, with focus in the western range and wildlands region of the United States.

Gearing Up For Spring and Summer: Essential Online Resources To Kick Off Your Field Season
New Series To Enhance Understanding Of Herbicides
Proper Application Timing For Key Species

This issue provides quick reference to online resources to help managers meet the demands of a busy field season, with focus in the prairie and grasslands region of the United States.

Gearing Up For Spring and Summer: Essential Online Resources To Kick Off Your Field Season
New Series To Enhance Understanding Of Herbicides
Proper Application Timing For Key Species

New strategies by the Catalina Island Conservancy to eliminate milk thistle from Santa Catalina Island, southwest of Los Angeles, California; The River to River Cooperative Weed Management Area in southern Illinois; A successful approach to controlling tamarisk in Utah's Buckhorn Wash; Identification and management of invasive knotweeds; Research supporting aquatic labeling of aminopyralid and more!

1 Pheasants Forever – Conserving Wildlife Through Habitat Protection and Restoration

5 Midwest Invasive Plant Network – Joining Forces to Combat Invasive Plants in the Midwest

6 Bringing It All Together –Tips for Managing Canada Thistle, and Seeding Recommendations for Canada Thistle Infested Sites

8 Restoring Wisconsin’s Pine Barren Landscape – Reducing Risk of Non-native Plant Invasion During Restoration

10 Herbicide Selectivity in Invasive Plant Management

11 Proper Application Timing Maximizes Invasive Plant Control with Milestone Herbicide

12 Lessons from the Islands

Protecting Merced River Canyon from Invasive Plants–Yosemite National Park and Interagency Partners Tackle Yellow Starthistle
Proper Application Timing Maximizes Invasive Plant Control with Milestone® Herbicide
BLM and partners ‘Restore New Mexico’ on a landscape scale

Rocky Mountain Front Weed Roundtable - A model of cooperation
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program - A tool for private land conservation
Controlling invasive plants in fall and early winter
After the Smoke Clears - Resources for addressing post fire weed invasion and expansion

Wallowa Canyonlands Partnership uses a science-based approach for managing noxious weeds
Protecting watershed values in southeast Wyoming - Wyoming counties unite to control Russian olive and saltcedar along the North Platte River
Optimal herbicide application timing for Canada thistle control
Herbicide application timing critical to control exotic hawkweeds

Establishing Wildflowers after Herbicide Application
US Fish and Wildlife Service Manages Invasive Woody Plants
Comparison of Greenhouse to Native Grown Wildflowers for Herbicide Tolerance
Optimal Herbicide Application Timing for Canada Thistle Control
Biology and Management of Common Teasel

Enhancing wildlife habitat through partnerships and perserverence: Committment is key to Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation conservation efforts
Establishing desirable grasses in Russian knapweed infested sites
Native grass establishment following herbicide applications
Fall application of Milestone herbicide to control key invasive weeds

Overcoming challenges to restore native tall grass prairie
Spotted knapweed management possible with planning, persistence, and integrated approach
Biennial thistle management

Bighorn Sheep and Elk Habitat Enhancement Project (p. 1)
Effect of Milestone on Canada Thistle and the Native Plant Community in a Restored Tallgrass Prairie (p. 4)
Native Forb and Shrub Tolerance to Milestone Herbicide (p. 8)
Fall Application of Milestone to Control Key Invasive Weeds (p. 10)
Biological Control Researcher Announces Retirement (p. 11)
TechLine is Online: Sign up to receive TechLine and more by email (p. 11)

Elk Refuge Manages Invasive Plants
Collaboration and Outreach Creates Successful Invasive Plant Program
Scouts Team-up Against Tamarisk
2010 Summer TechTour Schedule
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Milestone Herbicide
Adios Amigos...It Has Been A Great Ride

Resource managers gain on cheatgrass: Finding the right balance elusive when restoring native ranges.
Rush skeletonweed research: Efficacy and application timing of Milestone® herbicide on rush skeletonweed.
National monument faces multiple weed challenges: Finding the right tools, one step at a time.
Revived county program tackles multiple weed challenges: Landowners partner with BLM to fish noxious weeds in a challenging environment.
Dubois-Crow Heart Weed Management Area: Weeds managed over large areas with the aid of GIS system.

Rotational grazing combined with integrated methods create success: Imaginative techniques improve Audobon National Wildlife Refuge Health
Weed and Pest District adopts diversified techniques: Critical watershed areas reclaimed from Canada thistle impacts
North Platte River Russian olive and saltcedar control projects
Wisdom gained from long-term weed control efforts: Weed management must involve all resources available to insure success
Riparian area habitat improved, forage grasses increased: Treating invasives without damaging desirable species

Controlling invasives benefits native species: Milestone(R) herbicide control of Canada thistle in native grasslands.
Project manages invasive vegetation in depest canyon in the US: Twelve-year cooperative effort pays dividends.
Impacts increasing as knotweed species spread to more ecosystems: Researcher sees possibilities in new tools and techniques.
TNC battles knotweeds in Sandy River watershed: Dual approach of testing and landscape-size application yields answers.
Innovative herbicide, new GPS tools: Lincoln County grapples with second home growth.

Innovative program managers find answers: Booming resort communities pose weed management challenge
Scotch thistle research: Performance of herbicides applied in the spring for Scotch thistle
Using the right tools in the right places: Revegetation and riparian area weed control help restore rangelands
Integrated program successfully preserves habitat: Invasive plant species threaten elk refuge
Diverse land use create need for cooperation: Organization, prioritization, and motivation create success
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Boomless nozzles require new thinking for correct use: Boomless nozzles evaluation for weed control in pastures, rangelands, and on roadsides.
Hawkweed research: Efficacy and application timing of Milestone(R) herbicide on hawkweeds.
US Fish and Wildlife Service: Strike team brings timely weed control to wildlife refuges.
Sublette County, One of the "cleanest" counties in the western US: Booming energy development brings threat from expanding noxious weed infestations.

Native species respond better to integrated approach: Russian knapweed management in riparian areas improves wildlife habitat
Landowners band together to fight riparian invasive species: Coordination, cooperation make difficult projects possible
Program builds weed awareness: AAW reaches out to outdoor enthusiasts and anglers
Invasive vegetation management improves habitat on snake river: River cooridors provide valuable wildlife habitat
Weed-free gravel slows weed spread: Yellowstone pit survey builds partnerships with operators
Hybrid species of Tamarisk pose special challenge: Researchers, land managers seek effective solutions

Integration, perseverance key successful vegetation management programs
Wildlife habitat improves with herbicide treatment vs. fire: Native species respond when sagebrush is thinned or controlled
Public involved in integrated weed control efforts: Cooperative weed management area for 2.3 million acres
Hand pulling works best in conjunction with other methods: Hand pulling project gains public involvement in weed control
A critical resource preserved: Invasives threaten watershed and wildlife habitat

Leafy spurge threatens habitat: Integrated management benefits range, sage grouse
Comparative herbicide study in riparian area: Research yields management strategies
Yellow toadflax management in forest and wilderness: Forest Service managers throw everything at invasives and never quit
Research points to management options: Effect of herbicide treatments on Dalmatian toadflax establishment and spread in burned forest sites
Public, private, county, forest cooperation succeeds: Forest Service partners to achieve success

Success at educating your constituents keys vegetation management progress
Progress returns to Missoula weed management programs: "De-emphasize large public meetings and increase the opportunities for personal interactions"
Success is a great motivator: Preserving cultural plants keys weed management acceptance
Flathead County: Agencies working together cut weed infested acreage
Glacier National Park: Doing nothing means resources will continue to degrade

Management restores wildlife habitats impacted by invasives
War on weeds: winning it for wildlife
Integrated methods control yellow starthistle at Fort Hunter Liggett
Bighorn sheep habitat improved with weed control
Land users restore Roosevelt Elk range

Sounds research, integrated methods, and persistence key these successful programs
Park's protocols lead others toward successful management: Shenandoah National Park managers develop effective vegetation control program
Sound research aids preservation effort: Managing invasives preserves old growth forest for study and public enjoyment
Managing Akebia quinata at the James Madison Landmark Forest: An evaluation of herbicides and the timing of application
Cherokee National Forest managers convert fescue grasslands to native grasses

Integrated management costs and efficacy compared
Cost and efficacy of spotted knapweed management with integrated methods
Yellow starthistle management possible with planning and integrated approach
Management practices for long-term yellow starthistle control and enhanced rangeland productivity

Post-fire opportunities key invasive plant management progress and success
Protecting relatively uninfested lands: Reducing weed spread following fire
Pre-fire planning insured that the railroad fire turned into an invsive species management opportunity
Prepare to handle post-fire weed explosure within two years of a fire
Range fire opens door to rush skeletonweed inventory and management
The effect of Tordon 22K and Transline on establishment of three range grass species
Establishing noxious weed demonstration plots
Squarrose knapweed control following a wildfire

Wilderness and rough terrain weed management possible
Largest wilderness in lower 48 tackles weed problem
Horseback sprayers key back country weed control success
Simplicity works best in rough terrain
Short on horsemanship? Get a llama
Will there be 21st-century Einsteins?

Exotic, invasive plant management information for the eastern U.S.
Shenandoah National Park tackles Ailanthus invasion to preserve diversity
Evaluation of herbicide tank mixes for low volume basal applications: Managing Ailanthus altissima at Shenandoah National Park
Kudzu worth managing for Cherokee National Forest
In The Nature Conservancy Marshall Forest Preserve: Escaped ornamentals cause ecological harm in native environment

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